Efeméride del 20 Septiembre

eso ha pasado un 20 Septiembre

1946 : First Cannes Film Festival On September 20, 1946 the first Cannes Film Festival opened. The first Palme d'Or was awarded to the film's Pastoral Symphony of Jean Delannoy. The Best Actress was awarded to Michele Morgan who played Gertrude in this adaptation of a novel by André Gide.
1979 : Coup d'Etat to overthrow Bokassa On September 20, 1979, French secret services and special forces launched Operation Barracuda to overthrow Emperor Bokassa in Central Africa and to restore former President David Dacko. The French, who had supported John Bédel Bokassa early in his regime had changed their policy when Bokassa became emperor with the money from French and international aid, and that it seemed clear that the dictator had becom insane. After the massacres of civilians and especially children, France decided to intervene and Bokassa fled the country, first to the Ivory Coast, before being allowed to come and live in France.
2002 : Avalanche of ice on a Russian village September 20, 2002, with the abnormal warming of temperatures, an enormous block of ice broke and went down the slope up to 160 km/h and burried the village of Karmadon, North Ossetia. Over 100 people were killed and it took months to clear the village.
2008 : Attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad On September 20, 2008, a truck filled with explosives exploded at the entrance of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. Part of the hotel was destroyed and nearby buildings were damaged. 55 people were killed and over 260 injured.

Cita del día : 20 Septiembre

André Gide
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

Cumpleaños : 20 Septiembre

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperador de Haití (1758)
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Periodista italiano pacifista, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1833)
Chulalongkorn, Monarca de Siam (1853)
Maurice Gamelin, General francés (1872)
Kenneth More, Actor inglés (1914)
Fernando Rey, Actor español (1917)
Jay Ward, Creador estadounidense de dibujos animados (1920)
William Kapell, Pianista estadounidense (1922)
Sophia Loren, Actriz italiana (1934)
Keith Roberts, Escritor inglés (1935)
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Periodista francés (1947)
Mahesh Bhatt, Director de cine indio (1948)
Sabine Azéma, Actriz francesa (1949)
Gary Cole, Actor americano (1956)
Cyril Neveu, Motociclista francés (1956)
Michael Hurst, Actor de Nueva Zelanda (1957)
Maggie Cheung, Actriz de Hong Kong (1964)
Todd Blackadder, Jugador de rugby de Nueva Zelanda (1971)
Asia Argento, Actriz italiana (1975)
Vladimir Karpets, Ciclista ruso (1980)
Brian Joubert, Patinador artístico francés (1984)
Sammi Hanratty, Actriz americana (1995)

Nos han dejado un 20 Septiembre

Lodovico Agostini, Compositor italiano (1590)
Nicolas Desmarest, Geólogo francés (1815)
Jacob Grimm, Mitólogo alemán (1863)
Pablo de Sarasate, Violinista y compositor español (1908)
Raimu, Actor francés (1946)
Fiorello La Guardia, Político estadounidense (1947)
Jean Sibelius, Compositor francés (1957)
Saint-John Perse, Diplomático y poeta francés, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1975)
Gherman Titov, Cosmonauta ruso (2000)
Simon Wiesenthal, Cazador de nazis austriaco (2005)